Hector Ramirez has been scratched from his UFC Fight Night 9 bout with Wilson Gouveia (7-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and will be replaced by The Ultimate Fighter 2 cast member Seth Petruzelli (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), according to a MMAjunkie.com source close to one of the fighters.

It’s believed that Ramirez was scratched from the fight because of injury.

Petruzelli competed on the reality series’ second season as a heavyweight despite standing just 6-feet tall and being outweighed tremendously by many of his castmates. He won a unanimous decision over a much larger Dan Christison during the season’s seventh episode but lost a very close split decision to Brad Imes (the eventual runnerup) in the show’s 12th episode. Despite the loss, he was easily one of the season’s most impressive contestants.

Petruzelli eventually dropped to light heavyweight and made his official UFC debut at the “Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter” Spike TV special. He lost a toughly fought unanimous decision to Matt Hamill, a cast member from the show’s third season.

His upcoming opponent, Gouveia, is 1-1 in the UFC, losing to Keith Jardine at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale and beating Wes Combs at UFC 62. The American Top Team member is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

His bout with Petruzelli will appear on the night’s undercard.

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